United Reformed Church Ford Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 0TG
Approved on 5 March 2020
Council decision: Prior Approval GivenDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Application for prior notification for the demolition of the vacant former Upton Reformed Church, with adjoining church hall and associated outbuildings.
- Received
- 6 February 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 7
- Ward
- Upton
- ReceivedReceived6 Feb
- ValidatedValidated6 Feb
- Consult.Consultation3 Mar
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Mar
Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for demolition at United Reformed Church Ford Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 0TG. Wirral has handled 961 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Wirral's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Upton. We hold 831 applications in total for the CH49 postcode area.
77% of outline applications at Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CH49 0TG
- Application type
- Prior Notification of Demolition
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 February 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 3 March 2020
- Consultation start
- 11 February 2020
- Consultation end
- 3 March 2020
- Neighbour consultation end
- 3 March 2020
- Last date for comments
- 5 March 2020
- Application expires
- 5 March 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- SATPLAN
- Architect profile
- SATPLAN LTD
- Agent address
- The Bridgewater Complex, 36 Canal Street, Bootle, L20 8AH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 3 March 2020
- Site notice end
- 3 March 2020
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-08422829
- Documents
- 7
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20237 Feb
Full Planning Application for 8 dwellings
ApprovedNon-material amendmentNMA/23/00180 - 20224 Oct
Installation of 2No. proposed stack signs
ApprovedAdvertisement consentADV/22/01761 - 202211 Aug
Full Planning Application for 8 dwelling.
PendingNon-material amendmentNMA/22/01296 - 202129 Jul
Conditions 1, 2, 5, 6, 10 & 11 - to be complied with. Condition 3 - materials schedule and brick images…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDIS/21/01580 - 202018 Dec
Full Planning Application for 8 dwellings
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionAPP/20/01944 - 20194 Oct
Currently vacant former United Reformed church, with adjoining hall and associated outbuildings. Site…
ApprovedPrior Notification of DemolitionDEM/19/01496 - 201927 Jun
Prior notification of demolition of currently vacant former United Reformed church, with adjoining hall and…
ApprovedPrior Notification of DemolitionDEM/19/00966
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